SCHOOL PROFILE

Churchmead Church of England (VA) School

Secondary Voluntary aided school URN 133580
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 750 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

12 November 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 681 681 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 360 52.9% of pupils
Male pupils 321 47.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.7%
0.9 pts above England
School 25.7%
Windsor and Maidenhead 12.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

26.6%
6.3 pts above England
School 26.6%
Windsor and Maidenhead 14.0%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
Windsor and Maidenhead 1.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
43.3%
295
Indian
13.5%
92
Any other White background
10.1%
69
Pakistani
7.0%
48
Gypsy / Roma
5.0%
34
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
28
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 26.4% 180 of 681 pupils
5.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.4%
Windsor and Maidenhead 20.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.2% 158 pupils
England 14.8% 8.4 pts above
EHC plans 3.2% 22 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 58
Specific learning difficulty 29
Speech, language & communication 28
Autistic spectrum disorder 25
Moderate learning difficulty 14
No specialist assessment yet 14

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

46.0 6.8 pts above England
School 46.0
Windsor and Maidenhead 37.7
South East 38.5
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 38.1% England 36.0% 2.1 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 59.3% England 51.4% 7.9 pts above England
EBacc entry 50.4% England 30.6% 19.8 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.00 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.00 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.80%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.58 pts higher than England
School 7.80%
Windsor and Maidenhead 5.95%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.45%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.64 pts higher than England
School 20.45%
Windsor and Maidenhead 15.16%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.25%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.44 pts higher than England
School 3.25%
Windsor and Maidenhead 1.63%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.8% 1.5 pts below England
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
90.8%
Windsor and Maidenhead
94.2%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information